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Heber, Reginald: 'Narrative of a Journey through the Upper…
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3-Mar-2019
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Heber, Reginald: 'Narrative of a Journey through the Upper Provinces of India, from Calcutta to Bombay, 1824 - 1825. (With Notes upon Ceylon.) An Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters written in India.' Third Edition in 3 volumes. [London; John Murray, 1828]. Early calf, marbled boards and edges, spines ornately gilt in compartments, red and green morocco labels; upper board of Vol.1 almost detached. All plates present. Reginald Heber (1783 - 1826), the Bishop of Calcutta, did not live to see this work published, and it was prepared for the press by his widow, Amelia; the first edition was published in 1827. It was widely reviewed and praised, reaching a fifth edition in less than twenty years.
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